League Play-Off

Bar do Zé
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. André Luís Saldanha started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, André Luís Saldanha got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ronaldinho Dias kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Renan Koehler recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. André Luís Saldanha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ibitipora's defense didn't have a chance, in the 18th minute, when Ronaldinho Dias scored to the left of an out of position Jaime Figueiredo, making the score, 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Renan Koehler got free with Jaime Figueiredo in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ibitipora's Jaime Figueiredo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Ibitipora from getting a goal against them. Renan Koehler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Figueiredo having to interfere. In the 48th match minute, Esquadrão da Cachaça was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isaltino de Barros to maneuver through the defense. After 51 minutes Esquadrão da Cachaça's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Osmar Vidal who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Ibitipora's corner Osmar Vidal fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Edgard Passos quite easily take care of the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ronaldinho Dias to make the kick off. Jaime Figueiredo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renan Koehler, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Esquadrão da Cachaça's Edgard Passos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Luís Saldanha in the 61st minute of play. After 61 played minutes Esquadrão da Cachaça got a freekick which was hit by Romário Trevisan. Zacarias Vander could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Edgard Passos made a huge save. 65 minutes into the match, Ibitipora's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldinho Dias came free, but Jaime Figueiredo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Renan Koehler had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jaime Figueiredo. Ibitipora's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Renan Koehler was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. After a rather tough play, Ibitipora's Paulão Sena got a free kick in the 78th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, André Luís Saldanha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ibitipora's supporters rose to their feet, but André Luís Saldanha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edgard Passos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 81st minute, André Luís Saldanha got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Renan Koehler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Figueiredo having to interfere. When Zacarias Vander came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Ibitipora fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zacarias Vander couldn't finish the play. Ibitipora's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Osmar Vidal in the 92nd minute. Ibitipora's Osmar Vidal was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Edgard Passos in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 94th minute, Cafu Brito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ronaldinho Dias in the 97th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jaime Figueiredo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Renan Koehler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zacarias Vander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 100th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Esquadrão da Cachaça's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.